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After Midnight
Danny Jenkins disappears every night at midnight. Nobody knows where he goes, not even Danny. The horror of his nightly trips is driving him to uncover the secret. When he finds the truth, will Danny be able to accept the facts?
For months, Danny Jenkins woke up at 5:00 a.m. in a cold sweat. He had nightmare after nightmare and didn’t understand why. Danny delved into the study of dreams to understand his nightmares. The little memory of his nightmares he could recall was of no help.
Danny began intentionally staying awake. He drank coffee late into the evening hours. He even started dabbling with amphetamine use to keep from sleeping. That’s how scared of his nightmares Danny had become.
Over time, Danny’s schoolwork began to suffer. His parents insisted that he see a therapist. Danny was able to bluff his way past the therapist and with ease. While nothing seemed to work, Danny was coming up with a way to understand what he saw.
After reading the book Remember Your Dreams, Danny believed he could recall his nightmares with practice. So he did. He practiced teaching himself to remember small things around him. In weeks, Danny could remember the slightest stimuli in his orbit. He was ready…